Family:Whitney, George (1800-1882)

Rev. George⁷ Whitney (Simon⁶, Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Simon⁶ and Lucy (Hammond) Whitney, was born 12 Feb 1800, Petersham, MA,^[1] and died 24 Nov 1882, Shelburne, VT.

He married firstly, 24 Mar or 21 May 1823, Essex, VT, Lucy Kellogg.^[2] She was born Oct 1798, and died 10 Sep 1851.

He married secondly, 12 Mar 1852, Essex, VT, Emeline J. (Bliss) Tyler, daughter of Elias and Beulah (White) Bliss. She was born 13 Sep 1807, Essex, VT, and died 13 Mar 1871. She had married firstly, 18 Apr 1827 or 15 Apr 1828, Loren Tyler.

He, of Colchester, VT, married thirdly, 2 Sep 1873, Colchester, VT, or Fitchburg, MA [also recorded in Hubbardston, MA], Caroline J. (Davis)(Joseph) Walton, of Fitchburg, MA, daughter of John and Deborah (Bellows) Davis.^[3] She was born 24 Apr 1810, Princeton, MA, and died 22 Jun 1888, Greenfield, MA, aged 78 years 1 month 29 days, of paralysis.^[4] She had married firstly, 8 Nov 1832, Richmond Co., GA, Bartemus Joseph. She had married secondly, 7 May 1846, Charlestown, MA, Samuel Walton.

He resided Shelburne, VT.

Children of George⁷ and Lucy (Kellogg) Whitney:

i.	Julia Ann8 Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1824, Essex, VT;[5] d. Nov 1843.
ii.	Charles Kellogg Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1828, Essex, VT;[6] m.(1) Hannah Hasselton; m.(2) Chastina Hodge.
iii.	Carrie A. Whitney, b. ca. 1851, Essex, VT; d. 23 Oct 1902, Morristown, VT, aged 50 years, of apoplexy;[7] m. 15 Aug 1871, Morristown, VT, Charles C. Wilson, son of John and Rebecca (-----) Wilson.[8]

Census

• 1830, Essex, Chittenden Co., VT: George Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, and 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Essex, Chittenden Co., VT: Geo Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Essex, Chittenden Co., VT:

448 448 George Whitney 50 M - Farmer $4000 Mss. Lucy " 51 F - Vt. Charles " 22 M - Farmer Mss. Hannah " 22 F - Vt. Francis Bishop 23 M - Brick Maker Ct. Andrew Levine 30 M - " "

• 1860, Essex, Chittenden Co., VT:

2057 2057 George Whitney 60 M - Farmer $3600 $800 Mass. Emaline " 53 F - Vermont Elizabeth Tyler 27 F - Teacher " Carrie Whitney 9 F - " Attended school Ellen McKearnan 20 F - Servang " C. K. Whitney 32 M - Farmer $1700 $400 Mass. George W. " 9 F - Vermont Attended school Fred H. " 8 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Colchester, Chittenden Co., VT:

414 446 Whitney, Charles K. 42 M W Works in Woolen Mill $1000 Massachusetts -----, Chastina 31 F W Keeping house New York -----, Fred H. 18 M W Works in Woolen Mill Vermont -----, Louis H. 6 M W At home " -----, George 70 M W Clergyman $3510 Massachusetts -----, Emeline J. 64 F W At home Vermont

• 1880, Shelburne, Chittenden Co., VT:

George WHITNEY 80 Self M M W MA Minister MA MA Caroline WHITNEY 70 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 309-310.

1.^  "George [Whitney], s. Simon and Lucy, [born] Feb. 12, 1800," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 255, pages 261, 278.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 391, page 363.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

8.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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